Antonella Palmisano
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Antonella Palmisano (born 6 August 1991) is an Italian racewalker, 3rd at 2017 World Championships, 4th at 2016 Summer Olympics and 5th at 2015 World Championships in 20 km race walk and 1st in the same event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Also, she finished 2nd at 2025 World Athletics Championships held at Tokyo in the 35 km race walk.
She competed in the Women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London and in the Women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[1]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | European Junior Championships |  Novi Sad |
2nd | 10000 m walk | 46:59.47 | PB |
| European Race Walking Cup |  Metz |
3rd | 10 km walk (junior) | 48:48 | SB | |
| 2010 | World Race Walking Cup |  Chihuahua |
1st | 10 km walk (junior) | 47:52 | |
| 2011 | European U23 Championships |  Ostrava |
2nd | 20 km walk | 1:36:26 | |
| 2013 | European U23 Championships |  Tampere |
3rd | 20 km walk | 1:30:59 | PB |
| World Championships |  Moscow |
13th | 20 km walk | 1:30:50 | PB | |
| 2014 | European Championships |  Zürich |
7th | 20 km walk | 1:28:43 | |
| 2015 | World Championships |  Beijing |
5th | 20 km walk | 1:29:34 | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games |  Rio de Janeiro |
4th | 20 km walk | 1:29:03 | |
| 2017 | European Race Walking Cup | Poděbrady |
1st | 20 km walk | 1:27:57 | |
| World Championships |  London |
3rd | 20 km walk | 1:26:36 | PB | |
| 2018 | European Championships |  Berlin |
2nd | 20 km walk | 1:27:30 | SB |
| 2021 | European Race Walking Team Championships | Poděbrady |
1st | 20 km walk | 1:27:42 | [2][3] |
| 3rd | Team 20 km | 23 pts | ||||
| 2021 | Olympic Games |  Sapporo |
1st | 20 km walk | 1:29:12 | |
| 2023 | World Championships |  Budapest |
3rd | 20 km walk | 1:27:26 | SB |
| 2024 | European Championships |  Rome |
1st | 20 km walk | 1:28:08 |
National titles
She won 10 national championships at senior level.[4]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 10 km walk road: 2014, 2018, 2020 (3)
- 20 km walk road: 2014 (1)
- Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
- 3000 metres walk: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2026 (6)
